Nenah, If drinking distilled water on a regular basis, would it be wise to add colloidal minerals?
Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nenah Sylver" <ne...@bestweb.net> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 6:37 AM Subject: Re: CS>ph? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leo Regehr" <leoel...@telusplanet.net> > To: "Silver List" <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 11:21 PM > Subject: CS>ph? > > > > Thanks for the help and ideas so far. > > Well, I measured my filtered tap water just before it entered into my > > home distiller - it was about 7. > > The distilled water dripping out of the charcoal filter on the draining > > (outgoing) side was about 6 - one full point lower than the stuff going > > in! Does anyone know which mineral is most responsible for raising the > > ph - or lowering it as it is distilled out of the water and left as > > residue at the bottom of the boiling chamber? > > > > I repaired to my health food store shortly after my last post and bought > > some mineral solution that was supposed to raise the ph of distilled > > water. Six time I added 10 drops and measured each time. The ph paper > > changed a bit but not much. The water tasted odd. After I drank the > > water, it left me with a strange, but full feeling, not unpleasant. I > > sensed it was good for me and I will experiment a bit. > > > > I have been drinking dw for 30 years, and I may be suffering from > > mineral depletion and low ph because of long term use of this stuff. I > > tested my CS and it was the same ph as dw. But the calcium hydroxide > > solution (limewater) was sky high. Would it be advisable to raise the ph > > of our dw CS to make it more effective - any thoughts? > > Leo > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Leo, > Distilled water should have a pH of 7.0, which is neutral. By definition, > "distilled water" means "water without anything else in it EXCEPT hydrogen and > oxygen." This means NO MINERALS, either. If there are minerals in distilled > water, it is no longer distilled. If your presumably distilled water has a pH > that's anything EXCEPT 7.0, there is something else in the water that shouldn't > be there -- *and your distiller is not doing its job.* > > When I was doing research for The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing, it took me > over a year (I believe it was closer to two) to write about 10 pages. Those 10 > pages were on water and minerals. I had to plough through various myths, hype, > and misinformation from people selling everything from distillers to mineral > supplements to water filters to diet books. I talked to many people, including > doctors...many of whom, I discovered, didn't know as much as I was being forced > to find out. I finally had a breakthrough when I was introduced to a lovely man, > a chemist who was the head of the Functional Water Society. He spent many hours > with me, clarifying points and directing me to numerous research. The fruits of > my hard work are in the book. I thought the information was important enough to > put onto my website. > > The link for my article on water and minerals is: > http://www.drninasilver.com/default.asp?contentID=706 > > I think this article will answer your questions and clear up some confusion so > that you know what questions to ask. > > Please note that distilled water may NOT be the best choice of water to drink on > a long-term basis. Research has shown that people who drink water devoid of > minerals become ill more frequently than those who drink mineral-rich water. > Research has also shown that people who drink water with a pH of under 7.0 > become sick, due to the water's acidifying effects. That is the reason for my > recent post about looking for a good water distiller that truly produces > distilled, 7.0 pH, water. > > Regards, > Nenah > > Nenah Sylver, Ph.D. > Products, services, and information about health > Author, *The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing* > Order the book and read excerpts at > http://www.drninasilver.com > (The website link will change shortly to reflect the name change.) > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
